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Fans Call On Taylor Swift To Sue Trump As Ex-President Shares AI Images Of The Singer Endorsing Him

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By Favour Adegoke on August 19, 2024 at 10:45 AM EDT

Donald Trump has sparked confusion after claiming that global superstar Taylor Swift has endorsed his presidential bid.

The controversy began when Trump posted AI-generated images on social media, purporting to show Swift's support.

The "Blank Space" singer has yet to endorse any candidate for the November elections; however, several other celebrities have distanced themselves from the Republican Party Candidate, with actress Sharon Stone saying she'd leave the country if he won.

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Donald Trump Falsely Claims He Has Secured Taylor Swift's Support

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The former president took to his Truth Social account on Sunday night, sharing what appeared to be doctored photographs and AI images that falsely showed Swift endorsing his presidential bid.

Trump's post contained several screenshots of X posts that had women wearing "Swifties for Trump" shirts, as well as another screenshot of the "Bad Blood" singer photoshopped as Uncle Sam next to the message, "Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump."

Another screenshot showed a fake news article that claimed that the cancellation of her recent show in Vienna due to a foiled terrorist plot led her massive fan base to turn to the billionaire politician for a "strong leader in the White House."

"I accept!" Trump captioned the post on Truth Social.

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However, the singer has not publicly endorsed Trump or his rival Kamala Harris.

In a statement to Deadline over Trump's postings, the former president's campaign spokesman Stephen Cheung said, "Swifties for Trump is a massive movement that grows bigger every single day."

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Fans Call On Taylor Swift To Sue Donald Trump Over Fake AI Photos

Since photos of Trump's fake AI began swirling on social media, fans of the singer and angry netizens have called on Swift to sue the former president.

One person wrote on X, "Taylor sues him -> he loses all his campaign money -> Taylor endorses Kamala."

A second person commented, "Taylor is gonna sue him so fast that he'll remember why her last name is Swift."

Popular X user @mattxiv noted, "This really should be illegal, and we need the law to catch up to the technology."

Another person talked about how influential Swift was, writing, "All politics aside, it's crazy how much power Taylor has that even politicians need her for promotion."

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Donald Trump Calls Taylor Swift 'Unusually Beautiful'

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Trump has a history of making questionable remarks about Swift and very recently mentioned that he found the pop star "unusually beautiful."

According to Variety, Trump called the singer "talented" while being questioned by the writer of the book, "Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass."

The book, written by Ramin Setoodeh, takes an in-depth look at Trump's days on reality TV when he hosted "The Apprentice."

While speaking about Swift, the ex-president said, "I think she's beautiful — very beautiful! I find her very beautiful. I think she's liberal. She probably doesn't like Trump. I hear she's very talented,"

He added, "I think she's very beautiful, actually — unusually beautiful!"

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Trump also shared how shocked he was that Swift became famous as a country star despite being a liberal singer.

He asked, "She is liberal, or is that just an act?" adding, "She's legitimately liberal? It's not an act? It surprises me that a country star can be successful being liberal."

Taylor Swift Endorsed Joe Biden In 2020

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Swift previously threw her weight behind Trump's rival in the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden, and fired shots at the former president in a tweet for his response to the George Floyd protest that seemingly sparked the Black Lives Matter movement.

"After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? 'When the looting starts, the shooting starts'???" Swift wrote. "We will vote you out in November."

At the time, the singer also shared a photo of herself holding a tray of freshly baked cookies with the words "Biden/Harris 2020" written on them with blue, white, and red frosting.

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Celebrities Who Aren't Supporting Donald Trump

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As Trump seemingly clamors for support from the billionaire performer, some other A-list stars have either publicly acknowledged their lack of support for him or disclosed drastic steps they'd take should he win the presidential election.

Sharon Stone, for example, has vowed to leave the United States if Trump wins the presidency in November. She joins celebrities like George Clooney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Katy Perry, and Robert De Niro, who either oppose the billionaire politician's second term in office or publicly voiced their support for Harris.

"I am certainly considering a house in Italy. I think that's an intelligent construct at this time," Stone said, per the Daily Mail. "This is one of the first times in my life that I've actually seen anyone running for office on a platform of hate and oppression."

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